I think Sports Direct are thought of as evil cos owned by multi millionaire who – according to one of my sons – won’t spend any money on Newcastle FC which he owns! Kind of irrelevant but there you go. TK Maxx carries quite a good selection of sweat pants if you can face it!

Last time I used Sports Direct they didn’t do proper cash refunds – will only give store credit. Found out when I got football boots for my son. Maybe I can now finally spend that voucher. I don’t know if this is still the case, but mind how you go. Also if you order online they send you those hideous massive mugs to remind you of how they didn’t give you a refund that time, and there are only so many men with sheds one knows to pass them on to. I’ve always resisted joggers but these all look quite cool, and I’m so ill and cold they look especially tempting.

Sports Direct: was in the news for using zero hours contracts … but they do sell cheap steel toecap boots and workwear and when you’ve got a teenager with ASD who needs stuff for college and needs to try on various sizes and styles and buy it right there and then, my moral objections somehow disappear. I’ve always found their staff to be immensely understanding and kind.

Random.
My husband keeps talking about Fjallravn Silent hunting trousers. (He loves outdoor clothing) I did laugh at first but then realised you could wear insulated trousers without that swishing noise.

Surely also good for sneaking up on unsuspecting family members and shouting ‘boo!’?

Have just returned from Sainsb’y with quite decent warm-looking navy joggers for husband – £14 AND more importantly about 84% cotton. He will be wearing them for pilates and not to lounge about the house though. Winter is when you remember corduroy has a purpose, ditto moleskin.

This may be in Sports Direct territory but I swear by Jack Wills. I have never really recovered from the just given birth for the second time Juicy Couture in raspberry red so this not my arena if strength, admittedly.